New words：

modify ['mɔdifai] v.修饰；修改；调整；缓和

Sample Sentences：

Adjectives modify nouns.
A noun sometimes modifies another noun.
We have to modify our plan a little bit.
We had to slightly modify the original design.
The plane was a modified version of the C-130.

slightly ['slaitli] adv.轻微地；些微地；稍微；略微

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diet ['daiət]
n.日常饮食；规定饮食
v.节食；进行规定饮食

go/be on a diet 节食

Sample Sentences：

He is dieting.
The doctor is dieting me strictly.
He is on a diet to reduce some weight.
Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
Proper diet and exercise are both important for health.
I mustn't have too much potato because I'm now on a diet.

modify ['mɔdifai] v.修饰；修改；调整；缓和

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distant ['distənt] adj. 遥远的；远处的；遥远的；远房的；久远的；不相似的

Sample Sentences：

He is my distant relative.
The sun is distant from the earth.
Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds.
When is power going to be supplied to the distant farms?

New words：

relative ['relətiv]
n.亲属；亲戚；同类事物
adj.相比较而言的；比较的；相对的；相关联的

Sample Sentences：

The two boys are distant relatives of mine.
Let's make a relative study of the two languages.
Sometimes I needed to go help my relatives who were sick.
The teacher asked me some questions relative to my paper.
A stranger who is kind is a relative;an unkind relative is a stranger.

distant ['distənt] adj. 遥远的；远处的；遥远的；远房的；久远的；不相似的

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relationship [ri'leiʃənʃip] n. 关系；联系；关联；情感关系

Sample Sentences：

The relationship between them is being improved.
There is a relationship between diet and cancer.
They aren't married, but they have a pretty close relationship.

diet ['daiət] n. 日常饮食；日常食物